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/* Guest application page, in the podcast's black-and-gold visual system. */
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.guest-page-aside h2{font-size:clamp(32px,3.2vw,45px)}
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.guest-reference-names{border-top:1px solid #514329;margin-top:30px;padding-top:26px}
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.guest-page-aside .guest-next-step{font-size:14px;padding-top:5px}
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.form-title{font-size:36px;margin-bottom:12px}
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.form-group legend{font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700;padding:0 13px 0 0}
.form-group .form-field:last-child{margin-bottom:10px}
.form-group textarea{min-height:110px}
.form-group textarea[name=pitch]{min-height:155px}
.guest-page .form-row{gap:16px}
.guest-page .contact-consent{margin-top:30px}
.guest-page .guest-form button{min-height:56px;font-size:16px}
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.application-detail{display:contents}

/* Selective gold emphasis in headings and the written show name. */
.gold-word{color:var(--gold)}

/* Animated mouse cue beneath the opening logo. */
.stage-bottom{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;justify-items:center;align-items:center;margin-top:38px}
.stage-bottom>span{text-align:left}
.stage-bottom .scroll-cue{display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:9px;min-width:110px;min-height:76px;padding:4px 8px;border:0;color:var(--gold);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em}
.scroll-mouse{display:block;position:relative;width:26px;height:42px;border:2px solid currentColor;border-radius:15px}
.scroll-wheel{position:absolute;left:50%;top:8px;width:3px;height:8px;border-radius:3px;background:currentColor;transform:translateX(-50%);animation:scroll-wheel-down 1.8s ease-in-out infinite}
.scroll-cue:hover .scroll-mouse{background:rgba(215,173,85,.08)}
@keyframes scroll-wheel-down{0%,15%{opacity:0;transform:translate(-50%,0)}30%{opacity:1;transform:translate(-50%,0)}75%{opacity:0;transform:translate(-50%,12px)}100%{opacity:0;transform:translate(-50%,12px)}}
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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.scroll-wheel{animation:none;opacity:1}}

.stage-scroll-actions{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center}

/* Featured guest portraits: show complete images, including all headroom. */
.guest-grid article{min-width:0;padding:30px}
.guest-photo{margin:0 0 28px;width:100%;aspect-ratio:1;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#080808;border:1px solid #514329}
.guest-photo img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;object-position:center}
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/* The complete written show name always uses the established gold. */
.show-name{color:var(--gold)}
.ribbon>.show-name{background:var(--bg);padding:4px 12px;margin:-4px 0}

.stage-tagline{max-width:850px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:clamp(.75rem,1.05vw,.875rem);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.08em;line-height:1.7;text-wrap:balance;text-transform:uppercase}

/* Persistent guest invitation with a moving gold border. */
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.floating-guest-cta::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-160px;background:conic-gradient(from 0deg,#5c4320 0deg,var(--gold) 70deg,#f9e5b5 100deg,#5c4320 130deg,#5c4320 180deg,var(--gold) 250deg,#f9e5b5 280deg,#5c4320 310deg);animation:guest-gold-orbit 6s linear infinite;z-index:-2}
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.floating-guest-cta:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 10px 34px #000b,0 0 26px #d7ad5550}
.floating-guest-cta:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:5px}
@keyframes guest-gold-orbit{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}
@media(max-width:650px){.floating-guest-cta{right:12px;bottom:calc(12px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));max-width:calc(100vw - 24px);min-height:54px;padding:15px 20px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.06em}.has-floating-guest{padding-bottom:calc(86px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.floating-guest-cta::before{animation:none}.floating-guest-cta{transition:none}.floating-guest-cta:hover{transform:none}}

/* Released episode: the full conversation lives on the homepage. */
.visually-hidden{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
.release-banner{margin:25px auto 0;display:grid;justify-items:center;gap:16px}
.release-banner p{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:0;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.15em;color:var(--muted)}
.release-dot{width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 12px #d7ad5580;flex:none}
.release-banner .button{gap:24px;padding:12px 24px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.08em}
.logo-stage .stage-bottom{margin-top:22px}
.episode-feature{padding-top:78px;padding-bottom:85px;scroll-margin-top:20px}
.episode-feature-top{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;margin-bottom:32px;padding-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #514329}
.episode-feature-top .eyebrow{margin:0}
.episode-feature-top .status{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;white-space:nowrap}
.episode-feature-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.4fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:5%;align-items:center;scroll-margin-top:30px}
.episode-feature-copy{min-width:0}
.episode-feature-copy h1{margin:0;line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:normal}
.episode-title-guest{display:block;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;line-height:1.6;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:17px;color:var(--gold)}
.episode-title-hook{display:block;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(28px,3.2vw,46px);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.045em;text-transform:uppercase;text-wrap:balance}
.episode-title-series{display:block;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:0;margin-top:20px}
.episode-feature-copy>p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--muted);margin:20px 0 24px;max-width:440px}
.episode-feature-copy .button{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.07em;gap:18px;padding:13px 18px}
.episode-player{aspect-ratio:16/9;width:100%;position:relative;background:#000;border:1px solid #514329;box-shadow:0 18px 45px #0005}
.video-poster{display:block;position:relative;width:100%;height:100%;overflow:hidden}
.video-poster img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain}
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.poster-play svg{width:23px;height:23px;flex:none}
.video-poster:hover .poster-play{background:var(--gold);color:#080808}
.video-poster:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:5px}
.episode-player iframe{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;position:absolute;inset:0}
.player-fallback{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:12px;margin-top:14px;color:var(--muted);min-height:30px}
.player-fallback:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.follow-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:30px}
.follow-instagram{font-size:14px;border-bottom:1px solid #080808;padding-bottom:3px}
.footer-links{display:flex;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:13px}
nav .nav-subscribe{color:var(--gold);border:1px solid #67532e;padding:8px 14px}
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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.poster-play{transition:none}}

.episode-page-intro{max-width:1250px;padding-top:44px;padding-bottom:35px}
.episode-back{display:inline-block;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;margin-bottom:35px}
.episode-back:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.episode-page-heading{display:flex;gap:35px;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between}
.episode-page-heading>div{max-width:780px}
.episode-page-heading .status{margin-top:4px;font-size:10px}
.episode-page-intro h1{margin:0;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.1}
.episode-page-intro .episode-title-hook{font-size:clamp(32px,4.3vw,60px)}
.episode-page-intro .episode-title-series{font-size:14px;margin-top:22px}
.episode-watch-section{max-width:1250px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:60px}
.episode-watch-section .poster-play{bottom:24px;left:24px;font-size:12px;padding:13px 20px 13px 15px}
.episode-watch-section .poster-play svg{width:28px;height:28px}
.episode-watch-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:25px}
.episode-watch-actions .button{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.07em;gap:24px}
.episode-watch-actions .text-link{margin:0}
.episode-about{max-width:1250px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10%;border-top:1px solid #514329;padding-top:55px;padding-bottom:70px}
.episode-about h2{font-size:clamp(32px,3.2vw,48px)}
.episode-about>div:last-child{color:var(--muted);padding-top:5px}
.episode-about .text-link{color:var(--gold)}
@media(max-width:650px){.follow h2{font-size:clamp(30px,8vw,48px)}}
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/* Apple Podcasts listening options. */
.episode-platform-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.button.apple-podcasts{color:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);gap:14px;max-width:100%;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.04em}
.button.apple-podcasts:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--bg)}
.episode-feature-copy .apple-podcasts{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em}
.episode-watch-actions{justify-content:flex-start;gap:14px}
.episode-watch-actions>.text-link{margin-left:auto}
.follow .apple-podcasts{color:#080808;border-color:#080808;background:transparent}
.follow .apple-podcasts:hover{background:#080808;color:var(--gold)}
@media(max-width:720px){.episode-watch-actions>.text-link{margin-left:0}.episode-watch-actions .apple-podcasts{font-size:11px;padding-left:16px;padding-right:16px}.footer-links{justify-content:flex-start;gap:12px 20px}}

/* Brad Lea release and episode archive, October 16, 2026. */
.episode-title-detail{display:block;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;margin-top:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.more-episodes{padding-top:0;border-top:0}
.episode-archive-intro{max-width:1250px;padding-bottom:40px}
.episode-archive-intro h1{font-size:clamp(40px,5vw,68px)}
.episode-archive-intro>p:last-child{margin-top:24px;color:var(--muted)}
.episode-archive{max-width:1250px;padding-top:0}
.episode-archive-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:36px}
.episode-card{min-width:0;border:1px solid #514329;background:var(--panel)}
.episode-card-image{display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;background:#000}
.episode-card-image img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain}
.episode-card-copy{padding:26px}
.episode-card-copy .eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-bottom:16px}
.episode-card h2{font-size:30px;line-height:1.16;letter-spacing:-.02em}
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.episode-card h2 span.gold-word{display:inline;font:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0}
.episode-card .text-link{margin-top:22px}
.compact-archive{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.compact-archive .episode-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);align-items:center}
.related-episode{max-width:1250px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:55px}
.related-episode .eyebrow{margin-bottom:8px}
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